Method or process for manufacturing combustion or power liquids.



UNITED STATES PATENT onno JOHN N. WING-ETT, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO \VARREN A. HAGGOTT,

TRUSTEE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

METHOD 0R PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING COMBUSTION 0R POWER LIQUIDS.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN N. WINGETT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods or Processes for Manufacturing Combustion or Power Liquids; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a method or process for the manufacture of combustion or power oils, distillates, fluids or liquids, by reducing or lowering the flash or ignition point of liquid hydrocarbons, oils, or other fluids or liquids subject to such change by distilling them or any of them under pressure with a sensitizing or nitrating solu tion, and certain distillates obtained from coal.

More specifically stated, the invention re lates to a method or process of producing combustion oils, fluids or liquids from liquid hydrocarbons, oils, fluids or liquids for power purposes by sensitizing or nitrating such hydrocarbons or other fluids, oils, or liquids of any kind or character whatever, subjct t0 nitration, by establishing therein a sensitive flash or ignition point at ordinary or low temperatures, whereby the product or products obtained by such method or process will respond to or be ignited by the electric spark or ignition by any other desirable method similar to that of gasolene or other power or fuel oils, fluids or distillates having a low sensitive flash or ignition point at ordinary or low temperatures; such sensitized or nitrated product or products to be capable of use for power purposes, as in driving or running automobile engines or engines of any kind or character adapted to be driven, run or propelled by oils and distillates by burning or exploding the same internally in such engines. This is done by taking any such liquid hydrocarbon, oil, fluid, liquid or distillate of mineral, vegetable or animal origin, not having a sensiti e flash or ignition point of such degree as to readily respond to or be ignited by the electrlc spark or other means of ignition at ordinary or low temperatures; and by a process of compounding any such substance with another Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 1, 1915. Serial No. 11,262.

substance or other substances and finally dlstilling such compound, as hereinafter described, the resulting product or products shall have theflash or ignition point reduced or lowered to the desired degree.

One manner of carrying out or practising the process is as follows: Take for instance, kerosene, which, as is well known, is a product obtained from distilling or refining petroleum, and which is void of or does not possess a sensitive flash or ignition point at ordinary or low temperatures, and consequently, will not respond to or be ignited by the electric spark at such temperatures. T0 or with the kerosene, I add or mix a quantity of oil, product or distillate obtained or extracted by heating or distilling ordinary coal obtained from the earth, which oil, product or distillate so obtained islikewise void of such sensitive flash or ignition point at low temperatures. Any of the distillates of coal subject to nitration or that will respond to the necessary sensitizing influence, may be employed, as toluene, also known as :methyl benzene, phenyl methane, etc. Ten per cent. of such distillate will give good results, but more or less may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, as hereinafter explained. The said mixture of kerosene or other oil of similar or like character, and such product or distillate obtained from coal as aforesaid, may consist of from ninety to ninety-five per cent. more or less, of kerosene, and from five to ten per cent. of

such coal product or distillate, depending on specific gravity and the varying character of such product or distillate. This mixture of kerosene or its equivalent or other similar or like oil, and the distillate are compounded by heating and distilling the same under suitable temperature and pressure. A pressure of three hundred pounds to the square inch approximately, preferably should be employed. Simultaneously with the compounding, heating and distilling of the said mixture, the fluid is nitrated or sensitized by means of some nitrating so1ution, as a solution composed of equal parts of sulfuric and nitric acid, by placing a very small percentage, as three drams, more or less, of such nitrating solution in each gallon, and mixing such solution with the said mixture of kerosene and coal product or distillate. Or the nitrating or other suitable sensitizing solution may be first added or mixed With the proper quantity of said coal product ordistillate of the character heretofore explained, whereby the said com pound is made very sensitive to ignition at ordinary or low temperatures. Then this mixture or compound of said nitrated or sensitized coal product or distillate may be compounded With the kerosene or with any other mineral, vegetable or animal oil, distillate, fat or product subject to such n1tration or sensitizing action by distillation under suitable temperature and a pressure of, say three hundred pounds to the square inch, whereby the flash or ignition point of the said compound may be fixed at such degreethat any such nitrated or sensitized compound may be ignited at ordinary or low temperatures, i a manner similar to gasolene or any other distillate, liquid or fluid employed in present practice for power or motive purposes, as for operating internal combustion engines. 7

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is,

1. The herein described process of produc ing a sensitized liquid of the character described by adding to an oil normally nonsensitive to ignition at low temperatures, coal distillate and a nitrating solution, and finally distilling the mixture and compound so formed.

2. The herein described process of producing a sensitized liquid of the character described by adding to a liquid hydrocarbon, which is nonsensitive to ignition at low tem peratures, a quantity of coal distillate and nitrating solution, and finally distilling the mixture and compound.

3. The herein described process of producing a sensitized liquid of the character described by adding to kerosene, which is normally nonsensitive to ignition at low tem peratures, a coal distillate which is itself nonsensitive to ignition at low temperatures,

and a nitrating solution, and finally distilling the mixture and compound so formed.

. 4. The herein described process of producing a nitrated or sensitized liquid of the character described by adding to an oil normally nonsensitive to ignition at low temperatures, toluene and a nitrating solution, and finally distilling the mixture and compound so formed.

5. The herein described process of producing a nitrated or sensitized product of the character described by adding to a liquid hydrocarbon, WhlCl1,lS itself nonsensitive to ignition under low or ordinary temperatures, a quantity of toluene and nitrating solution, and finally distilling the mixture and compound so formed.

6. The herein described process of producing a sensitized or nitrated product of the character described, consisting in adding to kerosene or its equivalent, toluene and a nitrating solution of the character described, and finally distilling the mixture and compound so formed.

7. A method or process of producing a sensitized product of the character described, consisting in adding to kerosene a quantity of nitrating solution composed of sulfuric and nitric acid, and finally distilling the mixture so formed.

8. A process of producing a sensitized product of the character described, consisting in adding to an oil normally nonsensitive to ignition at low temperatures, a quantity of toluene and a sensitizing solution compound of sulfuric and nitric acid, and finally distilling the mixture.

9. The herein described process of producing a sensitized product of the character described consisting in adding to a liquid hydrocarbon which is itself nonsensitive to ignition ,under low temperatures, a quantity of toluene and a quantity of sensitizing solution composed of sulfuric and nitric acid, and finally distilling the mixture so formed.

10. The herein described process of producing a sensitized compound of the character described consisting in adding to kerosene, a quantity of toluene and a quantity of sensitizing solution composed of sulfuric and nitric acid, and distilling the mixture so formed.

11. A process of producing a sensitized compound consisting in adding to an oil normally nonsensitive to ignition at low temper atures, a comparatively small quantity of toluene, and a very small percentage of a sensitizing solution, and finally distilling the mixture so formed.

12. A process of producing a sensitized compound consisting in adding to a liquid hydrocarbon Which is itself nonsensitive to ignition at low temperatures, a relatively small quantity of toluene and a very small percentage of a sensitizing solution of the character described, and finally distilling the mixture so formed.

13. A process of producing a sensitized compound of the character described consisting in adding to kerosene, a relatively small quantity of toluene and a very small percentage of a sensitizing solution of the character described, and distilling the mixture under a pressure of approximately three hundred pounds to the square inch.

let. A process of producing a sensitized compound of the character described, consisting in adding to an oil normally nonsensitive to ignition at low temperatures, a relatively small quantity of coal distillate Which is itself nonsensitive to ignition at such temperatures, and a very small percentage of a sensitizing solution composed of sulfuric and nitric acid, and finally distilling the mixture so formed.

15. A process of producing a sensitized fluid of the character described, consisting in adding to a, liquid hydrocarbon, which is itself nonsensitive to ignition at loW temperatures, a relatively small quantity of coal distillate Which is also nonsensitive to ignition in such temperatures, and a very small percentage of a sensitizing solution composed of sulfuric and nitric acid, and finally distilling the mixture so formed.

16. A process of producing a sensitized product of the character described, consisting in adding to kerosene a relatively small quantity of coal distillate which is nonsensi tive to ignition at low temperatures, and a very small percentage of sensitizing solution composed of sulfuric and nitric acid, and

finally distilling the mixture so formed under a pressure of approximately three hundred pounds to the square inch.

17. The herein described process of producing a sensitized liquid of the character described, by adding to an oil normally nonsensitive to ignition at lOW temperatures, coal distillate and a nitrating or sensitizing solution, and finally distilling the compound so formed under pressure of approximately three hundred pounds to the square inch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenceof two Witnesses.

JOHN N. WINGETT. Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN, A..-EBERT OBRIEN. 

